Heavens Above
Celestial Indications for august 2004

By Jani Allan

Aries
March 21 - April 19

You are feeling playful and upbeat and the Sun beaming in your solar Fifth House of fun and frolic is giving you permission to relax-evouz. But while you're singing and calling 'Ollie Ollie Humphrey," you could be distracted because there are planetary actions, aplenty...

Pluto, Saturn, Chiron and Uranus are all activated. For the most part, they show up on the radar at the end of the month. If you absolutely have to drive to North Carolina, do so in the first half of August. This could be another phase in your goal towards Better Health and Fitness 101.

Go back to the gym and get the skinny on how to have thin thighs in 30 days. Give yourself three weeks to settle down into it and about four months to fulfill it. Something that has been problematic will no longer be so.

Pluto's septic tank has been moving through all your interpersonal relationships, so expect to dredge up some surprising things about your feelings for family, friends business and others... After August 22nd your work life heats up again, and you may find yourself with a large workload related to a specific project.

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Taurus
April 20 - May 20

Was it really worth it? This will be the question you will be asking yourself. Was everything you sacrified really necessary? Should you really have gotten that divorce?
Your self-interrogation reached a cacophony around August 5. Whatever you answer yourself, remember that all change contains within it the potential for growth. This cycle started in February and will reach a peak as Uranus moves into the halfway point of its yearly cycle on August 27.

Around this time the Plutonian transformation affecting your finances and your inner life will enable you to breathe a tad more easily. Both Mercury and Mars in your Fifth House of fun, means that you may be successful at the casino this month! This is a time of making many new contacts and doors will open to romance - if that is what you want.
Take care however, because someone is not playing with an open hand. After August 10 Mercury turns retrograde so you may experience some difficulties in communications. Try using the phonetic alphabet - Oscar Kilo!

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Gemini
May 21 - June 20

Gemini, you are all over the auction this month! There is much energy involving virtually every planet. Which should you deal with first...home, career, and education - ooops; there goes your cell phone!

A financial plan which you have been trying to get off the ground may seem difficult and full of snags, but as things progress you will wonder why you were anxious about anything. Around August 5 your progress will be obvious to all. Your dreams of a better life and great career opportunities are within reach.

Its full steam ahead...but is it? There is something that is bothering you on an emotional level. Best to admit to it and work through it than deny it. It will simply fester way if you don't. There is emotional fitness as well as physical fitness, Gemini...this is a great month to experience emotional fitness and flexibility.

Put off buying that Yves St Laurent handbag. There is more to life than material possessions. Creativity is the keyword.

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Cancer
June 21 - July 22)

Around the 5th, Neptune's cycle suggests that you need to make some heavy decisions in the piggy bank department. You may have to cut your weekly trips to Pierre's - or at least cut the truffles in half...

August 15 brings another stage in your new way of being in the world with others.
By the end of the month you may find that your dance card if full. There is lots of movement in your life...a reflection of the interaction of Mercury, Uranus, the Sun and Pluto. You may be feeling a little agitated too...expect this because when Mercury is involved you can always throw your train-timetable away...

By August 30 everything will be back to normal. But wait until September 2nd before you rev those motors and set off alone...it could be that you will have to ask other to give you a jump-start. Accept it gracefully. You're a giver - now its payback time.

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Leo
July 23 - Aug 22

Enjoy! Enjoy! Do as the late Queen Mum did..."Smile two three, wave two three, pearls two three..." This month you feel as though the universe is depending on you even more than is absolutely necessary.

Nearly every planet is activated and you don't know which to turn your attention to first - your health, your relationships, your children, your finances, and your creativity. Trying to deal with all these demands is as tiring as attempting to douse the fires in California with a thimble... On the 5th, Neptune's cycle culminates and those little niggles in the night about your relationship are becoming more and more worrisome. This is a time when you need people to step up to the plate. If they don't, the cards will be on the table. (And yes, that is a mixed metaphor.)

Stringent Saturn opposes healing Chiron on the 15th. Old wounds may be opened and yes, you may find your taskmaster lacking in understanding. Loyalties are tested. Your sign resonates with tradition and history. You may feel a great sense of collective loss at the way the modern world tramples on the past. By the end of the month you things will have regally and royally straightened things out.

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Virgo
Aug 23 - Sept 22

Virgo is always shown as a female figure holding a stalk of wheat. In the ancient Akkadian language, the month of September is known as 'dried-up' suggesting the usual weather conditions at summer's end in the Mesopotamia zone.

This month you are feeling that you are 'dried up' in terms of emotional, financial and physical resources. You are rethinking your role in every aspect of your life and perhaps seeking a new sense of purpose. Mediate and read Psalm 18 every day.

You will find yourself trying to make sense of your inner truth and translate this into the matrix of your life. By the end of the month an undermining influence is cleared up and you will be able to go forward with your knitting pattern for the future.

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Libra
Sept 23 - Oct 22

The planets support change this months as most of them are activated. You may wonder whether people are giving you the runaround. Both socially and professionally, you run the risk of being fooled by low light and trick mirrors.

Around the 10th Mercury may lead you to explore new ways of approaching issues and problems. Around August 15 the scales are tipping dangerously...which will weigh heavier - home or career? You will find a balance after some experimenting.

Don't let yourself become out of kilter as a result of your desire to please everyone. Too much sacrifice for others, whether work or our, could be more perilous than is usual around August 27. Take care of yourself physically...you may be stressed out and this will cause your usual Libran easy-charm to become short-fused. Napping in the afternoon is recommended if you aren't able to go to Belize this week.

Love is a give and take. Don't be afraid to ask. After August 7 some natural recognition may come your way. People will be amazed at how valuable you are on the team.

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Scorpio
Oct 23 - Nov 21

Groups and organizations will experience strains until the 10th. On August 15 severe Saturn is opposite the wounded healer Chiron. Harsh policies may aggravate already difficult conditions. Expect painful domestic or economic conflicts. By the end of the month the Surprise Guy Uranus has you haring off on a really creative mission which could involved anything from kidnapping the love of your life, to putting your jive-talking hamster on David Letterman.

From August 30th Pluto transitions to the final phase of its yearly cycle, bringing past problems to a blessed finito la musica. Watch out for injuries on August 19, if you are playing polo - or even jogging for the local gym. Relationships will be a cakewalk by the end of the month. Try and be yourself. Consistently. Only by being yourself on purpose, will you convince others of your very good intentions.

Organizations will be shaken by vicious rumors and expect indignation around August 10th and 18th. Sometimes it is better to refrain from being master of the terse riposte.
Silence is golden. Keep a cool head in the crisis and the world is yours.

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Sagittarius
Nov 22 - Dec 21

According to those who know these things, the planets of change - Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are in high profile this month, with little Mercury thrown in to the mix. Events occur around August 5, 15 and 30 to bring the culmination of plans begun in February and the final leg is being run in projects that you began in December last year.

This month is a bumper month for Sagittarians. Historic relationship dilemmas will finally be resolved. Solutions will miraculously appear. At last you will know how to deal with financial and home matters. The problems with your loved ones may be in the past, but their legacies remain. It is important to act with circumspection. Establish a new level at which you interact. If messages go awry after August 9, don't be perturbed. Eventually truth will out. Peace will descend noisily on everyone. A final piece of the puzzle will plonk into place after August 30.

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Capricorn
Dec 22 - Jan 19

The Sun opposing Neptune on August 5 means that the Polaroid is clouded, don't be fooled by financial sleights of hand. When busy Mercury steps into center stage on August 10 there may be a madwoman's knitting basket situation. Plot your course carefully. On August 15 the balancing act in a relationship ratchets up.... Saturn opposing Chiron is always a time of healing through pain and pain through healing.

By the end of the month Uranus will lead you to surprising new heights. You'll be inspired and filled with the knowledge of the universal consciousness. Pluto will plod into the reward phase of its cycle and you will reap the rewards of the transformation that has been taking place for the past nine months.

Do try and improve your relationships. This is a good month to apply emotional band-aid. After August 6th realize that you winning is not the only thing. Better to be happy than right.

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Aquarius
Jan 20 - Feb 18

Your mission in search for meaning reaches culmination around August 5 (and connection with issues that come up around August 15) as Neptune, Saturn and Chiron resonate to a single theme in your life. On and after August 10 unplanned for or postponed expenditures will pop up, causing your eyebrows to follow suite.

These expenses could skyrocket even further around August 27 when Uranus reaches the halfway mark in the cycle. On August 30 Pluto will provide a respite from the intrigues and scandals that have dogged you for some time.

Around the 15th when Saturn opposed Chiron you must pay attention to what you feel and experience. A template is being established in your life. Endeavor to ensure that your inner life supports your well-being and that your outer activities support your inner sense of purpose. Both of these are central to health and happiness.

Finances? You are still feeling challenged, but you may well be surprised in the bottom line department around August 27. Uranus could cause your personal cash register to pop. Whatever occurs, is leading you towards your highest goals.

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Pisces
February 19 – March 20

You may feel as though you are strung too tight for Fallujah. This is because planetary tensions are reflecting the crescendoing of events in your life. On the 5th other dimensions are revealed. You may gain a spiritual insight into your situation or occult facts may be accessible. Around August 10 relationship snub and sneers may take on the proportion of monstrous slights...it may take you three weeks to smooth ruffled feathers...August 15 brings the second of four contacts between Saturn and Uranus.

This is a perfect time to experiment with the way you express your creativity. You may decide to rearrange the soaps in the bathroom...or landscape that koi pond in the garden you've been promising yourself you will get around to doing one day.

While Uranus and Pluto cause your pots to (almost) boil over, don't fret. Your career life will be entering a more adagio phase, allowing your relationships to stabilize. Remember - making compromises doesn't mean that one person has to give up!

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